The Israeli government and Hamas have agreed to a deal that will pause fighting in Gaza and lead to the phased release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners, a source briefed on the talks tells CNN. This comes from CNN's Youtube channel
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Maria Corina Machado is an emerging figure in the turbulent political climate of Venezuela. She is currently making headlines as she has been challenging Maduro's presidency as the founder of an election-monitoring group for over two decades. While she has won the primaries, Maduro had barred her from running for presidency. Although this occurred, Maduro […]
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At least 37 Palestinians have been killed across Gaza since dawn, medical sources have told Al Jazeera. UN humanitarian official says sending aid to Gaza is more difficult with the enclave’s north almost totally cut off. Nine Israeli soldiers were injured in Gaza and southern Lebanon over the past 24 hours, according to the latest […]
Go to postI was thinking about the election and women's rights, honestly. Most of my friends are women and the fact that they can't feel safe in the supposed "land of the free"" is really discouraging, to say the least.
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Article about protest in Newark, NJ right after the overturn of ROE. My community is up in arms as we should be!
Go to postI am adding this post in the context of the war in Ukraine and the threat to world peace caused by Russian foreign policy.
Go to postI feel as though this contribution is necessary to get other contributors/viewers to consider those who are most vulnerable really in any society. Once this shift in thinking is facilitated, then that's when we can truly begin to change as a society and give a seat to those who are most marginalized.
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On Saturday, June 27th 2021, the words “ABOLISH WHITE SUPREMACY” were painted in bright yellow 25ft high letters on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard between the Essex County Historic Courthouse and Veterans’ Courthouse. On Halsey Street, east of the Rutgers campus, the words “ALL BLACK LIVES MATTER” takes up another city block. These powerful […]
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In 1960 for federal Marshall’s escorted Ruby Bridges to a segregated school in Louisiana. This week (03/21/22) Ketanji Brown Jackson was escorted to Supreme Court Confirmation hearings as the first Black woman nominated to America’s highest court.
Go to postDialogue In A Time Of Fracture Workshop – Express Newark March 29, 2022
Go to postWorkshop Dialogue. Discussion of personal experiences with Socio economic challenges such as not having educational resources or budget cuts at schools in Newark because of their race and income, as well as the need for change and representation in the education realm.
Go to postAn Anchor Institution is an institution that has roots in a community, has power whether that is economic power, cultural power, etc. Chancellor Cantor founded the Newark Anchor Collaborative and has lead Newark's Anchor institutions to collaborate on solving Newark's seemingly intractable problems.
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A common consensus on the falsehoods of the American Dream
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Will You Be My Monument is a collaboration between writer Salamishah Tillet of New Arts Justice at Rutgers University – Newark, designer Chantal Fischzang, and photographer Scheherazade Tillet. This public art installation was inspired by the City of Newark’s removal of the Columbus statue in Washington Park on June 25, 2020. Featuring a photograph by […]
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City of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and community members collaborate on ground murals.
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Image published in the article Mapping a Plan for Reparations in the Twenty-First Centuryby Ashley Dennis, published in Black Perspectives, published by AAIHS.
Go to postLetter to Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Hoyer, Majority Whip Clyburn, Minority Leader McCarthy, and Honorable Members of the House of Representatives urged Congress to immediately bring House Resolution (H.R.) 40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act, to a full vote on the House floor.
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Black Conservatives Debate Black Liberals on Trump, Obama, and American Politics from Vice Media
Go to postIn 2018, Millions of Conversations (Millions) partnered with M&C Saatchi World Services to conduct qualitative and quantitative research about the most effective ways to reverse these polarizing trends with a particular focus on why a majority of Americans hold anti-Muslim bias. The study, “Just Like Us,” draws on evidence from focus groups in five states […]
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Double-sided flyer for a December 22, 1969, event with Charles “Poppy” Sharp, chairman of the Black People’s Unity Movement (BPUM) in Camden, sponsored by the United Black Front. The front of the flyer has an image of Sharp and event details. The back of the page reads “Fight Racism Support the Black Community” and tells […]
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